This year’s drought is worse than in 2001, when political and environmental tensions exploded into the national spotlight.
Analysis
Rounding up the Biden administration’s ups and downs on land policy.
Climate change and the urban heat islands take their toll from Phoenix to Portland.
Conservatives aren’t so keen on conservation.
Several types of drought are converging, and all are at or near record levels.
President Biden’s leasing pause signals a major shift in federal land policy.
The resilient species is altering its behaviors in response to changing conditions.
History and the growing power of right-wing extremism point to a volatile future for the West during the Biden presidency.
From legal decisions to on-the-ground policies, Indigenous lawyers describe the administration’s tactics as an “onslaught” removing federal protections of land and wildlife.
With Congress gridlocked and courts restrained, public opinion confronts authoritarian tactics.
‘That has a real chilling effect on democratic practice.’
As extinction and climate crises loom, the Great American Outdoors Act and recreation industry continue to rely on oil money.
But who’s the enemy?
A sudden drop in revenue shows how thin margins threaten small town hospitals.
New research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe makes the disease more threatening.
The nation’s migration deterrence policy shapes the way immigrants are seen and treated.
While experts say the president’s response has contributed to the crisis, the public health care system suffers from decades of underfunding.
The U.S. is a net exporter of petroleum, so why isn’t it energy independent?
The president’s executive order meant to limit resettlement, but the West is opting for more.
Moving land-management HQ out of Washington illustrates the ‘deconstruction of the administrative state.’
Some critics worry the programs provide cover for climate-harming practices.
Biologists are trying to understand why the species continues to disappear in the West.
A look back at the ground-breaking legislation on its 50th anniversary.
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